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Movie Title:

14. “13 Going on 30”

TOPIC: Groups

OVERVIEW:

Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) is turning 13 and wants to be one of the “cool” kids. At her 13th birthday party, her wish is to be thirty, flirty, and thriving. Some magic dust grants her wish and she wakes up in her apartment working as a magazine editor and 30 years old. She soon discovers that she is not a nice person at 30. Her employees seem to be afraid of her and her best friend, Matt (Mark Ruffalo), from Jr. High, is no longer her friend. She sets out to win him back and to become a nice person again.

In this scene, Jenna is at a Poise magazine party.

Discussion Questions:

1. How does the group on the dance floor move through the stages of group development?

2. What type of group is the dance floor group?

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